It's nice to be in a movie that hasn't been absolutely slaughtered by the press. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I look at the Christian Bale movies, the 'Batman' films, and that shows you that superhero movies don't just have to be… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
Shooting films in Britain is always difficult, because we've never got enough money to make them. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
As I get older, I want to do more films for kids because they're the best audience around. Just putting a smile… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I think my recognizability ebbs and flows. I don't lead a particularly celebrity lifestyle or anything like that. I don't go to… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
'St. Elmo's Fire' is one of my favorite films. I like the storytelling of those teenage American films. You don't get that… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
It's quite liberating to have a director stand beside the camera and say: "Do this now, and do that now..." It's also… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I really liked 'Starter For Ten' because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like 'St. Elmo's Fire' and 'The Breakfast Club'… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
It's weird when you're watching yourself in a film - you can't really detach yourself from the experiences you've had that day.… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
Film sets are a strange place, but an exciting place. I do love my work; I really enjoy going to work. But… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I remember that it was never that difficult for me to get a director to look up and pay attention to me.… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
The script is the most important thing for me. I'm advised that other things are important too, and they are. The director… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I like cooking, but I don't think I could be a chef. Everyone from the ground up does terrible hours, whether you've just walked… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
Shooting films in Britain is always difficult, because we've never got enough money to make them. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I'd like to keep work work and life life. It means you've got your life to come back to, somewhere to come home to… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I like playing sport, and I like doing physical stuff. I like hiking and I like climbing and I like playing sport. I do… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I wanted to join the navy to get some perspective on the world and explore. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I did undergo hypnotherapy, and it didn't work! The guy couldn't put me under. I was very disappointed. I was very keen to be… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
If a scene is three pages long, quite often people break it up and do a page, say 'cut' then move on to the… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
In a love scene that's really advantageous because you don't have that horrible moment of: "We don't really know what we're supposed to be… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
That's the main thing that attracts me - characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I've been in a few fights and I know what it's like to get punched in the face. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I learned something from a string of failed relationships. You don't see a pattern quickly. You see it over time. I learned to stop… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
